UAMS Graduates 1,002 New Health Care Professionals
| May 23, 2016 | LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 1,002 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.
Diplomas were presented to 163 in the College of Medicine; 304 in the College of Nursing; 113 in the College of Pharmacy; 61 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health; 72 in the Graduate School; and 289 in the academic programs that make up the College of Health Professions.
UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., presents the Chancellor’s Award to Charles E. Scharlau III, J.D., the retired chairman and CEO of Southwestern Energy Company.
During the ceremony, UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., presented the Chancellor’s Award to Charles E. Scharlau III, J.D., the retired chairman and CEO of Southwestern Energy Company, an oil and gas exploration company with midstream natural gas facilities in Arkansas and Texas.
Scharlau, a native of Mountain Home, has been the director of several business corporations, including Arvest Bank, Fayetteville; First Arkansas Bankstock Corporation, Little Rock; and C.H. Heist Corporation, Florida. He is of counsel with Conner and Winters, PLLC, in Fayetteville.
A graduate of the University of Arkansas, Scharlau served on the Board of Trustees from 1997 to 2007, and as Chairman of the Board for the 2005-06 academic year. He currently serves on the University of Arkansas Foundation Board of Directors as chair of the Audit Committee, and is a member of its Executive Committee.
In 2011, he and his late wife endowed the Charles & Clydene Scharlau Chair for Hematological Malignancies Research at UAMS, which supports continued development of new treatments and therapies for blood cancers such as multiple myeloma. In 2015, he created a second endowed chair at UAMS: the Scharlau Family Endowed Chair in Cancer Research in honor of Kent C. Westbrook, M.D., and Bart Barlogie, M.D., Ph.D. Additionally in 2015, Scharlau established the Endowed Chair in Presidential Leadership to support the University of Arkansas System.
Before the graduation ceremony, students help each other with their ceremonial regalia.
During commencement, degrees and certificates conferred include the doctor of philosophy, doctor of medicine, doctor of pharmacy, doctor of nursing practice, master of science, master of nursing science, bachelor of science in nursing, master of public health, doctor of public health, certificate in clinical and translational science, master of health administration, post baccalaureate certificate in public health and a variety of degrees in allied health disciplines including certificates, associate and bachelor of science degrees, post-baccalaureate certificates, master of imaging sciences, master of physician assistant studies and doctor of audiology.
The following are graduates of the five UAMS colleges and graduate school who authorized the release of their name and hometown. Graduates are divided by college and hometown unless otherwise noted.
UAMS College of Medicine
The following graduates received their Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degrees.
ARKANSAS
Alexander
Sarah Rhae-Tamo Sobik
Alma
Venusa Phomakay
Batesville
Amanda Katherine Smith
Brittney M. Woodward
Benton
Sarah Ann Franklin
Bentonville
Lauren A. Bailey
Kara Sunshine Robertson
Bryant
Nathan Kyle Probst
Ryan Von Stuckey
Cabot
Heather Bodiford Bartels
Jessica Marie Johnson
Camden
Alexander Leigh Hargis
Charleston
Morgan Rae Moore
Conway
TsungYen Chen
Jessica Lynn Gambill
Bryan T. Head
David S. Hopkins
Signe Larson Rebolledo
Gregory Darryl Sketas III
David Henry Strossner
Dardanelle
Derek C. Middleton
Dover
Kathryn Jones Parker
Jordan Matthew Walters
El Dorado
Devon Jermaine O’Guinn
Amy Crawley Randall
Xiao Weng
Fayetteville
Grant W. Meredith
James Eugene Mitchell IV
Matthew Jonathan Neoh
Jack Xu
Fort Smith
Michael E. (Zack) Coltrain II
Jacob Wayne Didion
Gray Kendall Edwards
Sarah Victoria Hunton
Chelsea Coats Jones
Michael A. Marchese
John Taylor Putman
Shane Jeffrey Weindel
Gravette
Zachariah Alan Dailey
Greenwood
Ashley Michelle Kiene
Hackett
Jacob Carl Smith
Holiday Island
Joshua Thomas Guindon
Hope
Allyson Ayn Price-Hanson
Hot Springs
Joseph Chase Purnell
Jonesboro
Caleb Logan Guthrey
Timothy Austin McNamara
Christopher Akira Saito
James Scott Steele
William Guy Woodruff
Little Rock
Shaun Daniel Adams
Clinton Lloyd Aguiar
Kelly Elizabeth Allison
Cathryn Ann Coleman
Andrew Alan Coppola
Stephen Thomas Dalby
Loren Sharri Guzman
Joshua David Harpool
John Charleville Kincaid, Jr.
Gary Guo Li
Jessica Lee Worley Mayer
Lauren Lavender Pacheco
Zachary Stephen Pacheco
Summit Subhash Pandat
Nicholas Alan Rogers
James Lawrence Rose II
Bennett Warren Schmidt
Kelsey Lancaster Shnaekel
James Wyatt Tamas
Priyenka Thapa
Reed Michael Thomas
Jaclyn Elizabeth Michelle Vander Schilden
Daniel T. Wallis
Scott David Wardlaw
James Garrett Williams
Kathleen Elizabeth Zani
Malvern
Asa West Shnaekel
Marmaduke
Taylor Grayham House
Mena
Douglas Wiley DeNeal Wallace
Morrilton
Kala Lee Burgener
Julia Gayle Lyon
Mountain Home
Lindsay Marie Malatesta
North Little Rock
Andrew Aaron Aboyme
Diego Rafael Fernández
Ozark
Nora Elizabeth Gibbons
Paragould
Kasa Blaine Cooper
Ryan Howe Harris
Jacob Anthony McMillon
Parth Himansu Shah
Pine Bluff
Jessica Kaitlin Frazier
Adrienne Dawn Hatchett
Rogers
Derek Cameron Jackson
Sean M. Mellon
Russellville
Scott Michael Fleck
Lauren Sweet
Scranton
Lauren Elizabeth Davis
Searcy
Ethan Cole Latimer
Joshua Riley McFalls
Sherwood
Christopher Wayne Finlay
Rachel N. Stamp-Siegfried
Siloam Springs
William Andrew Stevenson IV
Star City
Morgan Leslie Drake
Trumann
Matthew Dalton Harvison
Van Buren
Clarence Joseph Dye
Brandon Michael Kelly
Waldron
Megan Noel Mueller
White Hall
Albert Earl Carey, Jr.
Almas Chughtai
OUT OF STATE
Orinda, California
Kendl Miriam Sankary
Greenwood Village, Colorado
Ashley Gabrielle Rosenberg
Orange, Connecticut
Anum Sheikh Ahmed
Chicago, Illinois
Jailan Hanafy
West Lafayette, Indiana
Brogan Edward Bahler
West Bloomfield, Michigan
Robert W. Rose
Laurel, Mississippi
William Holwyn Brumley
Branson, Missouri
Jennifer Marie Newcome
Clever, Missouri
Joseph Evan Johnson
New Madrid, Missouri
Mark Edward Farrenburg
St. Louis, Missouri
Michael Winslow Gardner
St. Paul, Minnesota
Benjamin Thomas Schurhamer
Las Vegas, Nevada
Brandon Anthony Romero
Roland, Oklahoma
Matthew David Dalke
Clarksville, Tennessee
Elena Magráns
Memphis, Tennessee
Samuel Gray McClatchy
Nashville, Tennessee
Emily Rebekah Wolfe
Dallas, Texas
William Christopher Garre III
Elgin, Texas
Joshua James Booth
San Antonio, Texas
Kayla Marie Mohr
Texarkana, Texas
Jordan B. Griffin
Loon Lake, Washington
Stephanie J. Kemp
UAMS College of Nursing
The following graduates received either a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a Master of Science in Nursing (MNSc), or a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.
Alexander
Collin Vanessa Montgomery
Latonya P. Suber
Arkadelphia
Brooke Nicole Ferguson
Sarah Mendenhall
Ash Flat
Katie Beth Stucker
Ashdown
Rhianna Michelle Harberson
Austin
Courtney Higginbotham
Lacey C. Wallace
Bald Knob
Jennifer G. Horn
Batesville
Rachel Branstetter
Mary E. Brewer
Michelle Lee Lasiter
Bertha L. Roberts
Beebe
Kalie Brannon
Bella Vista
Candra Ransweiler
Benton
Angela Abbott
Maeghan Elizabeth Arnold
Lindsay Garrett Chalmers
Sherry Lynn Gilbert
John Randolph Hill
Rhonda Teneal Hill
Dana Kayleigh Lawrence
Sonya Morton
Staci Brantley Sikes
Kyle J. Webb
Zachary Grant Yazza
Bentonville
Courtney P. Rushing
Lindsey Brooke Shaw
Bismarck
Sarah Elizabeth Reyna
Bluffton
Codi M. Anthony
Brinkley
Katie Lynn Mason
Bryant
Megan Jean Blagg
Traci Byrd
Helen Marie Etheridge
Gloria J. Hurst
Kristie Lowry
Linda Christine Powell
Morgan J. Stobaugh
Buckner
Claude William Wells IV
Cabot
Amanda Carbajal
Mallory Megan Druckenmiller
Amanda Elizabeth Graf
Gwendolyn R. Herlacher
Christina Leigh Jackson
Amanda Mary Twitchell
Camden
Amanda Porchia-Washington
Cherokee Village
Willow Rebekah Sullivan
Conway
Rebecca A. Camp
Wendy Vick DeLassus
Alex William Ebmeyer
Emily Michelle Gould
Kathryn JoLeigh McManis
Laura Elisabeth Poppe
DeAnn M. Price
Angelique Noelle Rains
Kaitlyn Burroughs Reeves
Amanda Scott
Lindsey Nicole Sharp
Danielle Kathryn Toney
De Queen
Inja C. Brown-Yassin
Des Arc
Amanda Michelle Buck
El Dorado
Kimberly Lane Atwell
Rachel Janae Blackman
Cortney Burdine Williams
Brandi Nicole Campbell
Keitha S. Griffith
Ambrosia Alexandra Misenheimer
Emily S. Woods
Fayetteville
Rachel Catherine Angulo
Aimee Lee Burrous
Karrie Faye Huber
Stephanie M. Hulett
Ashley Renee Moyer
Colleen Margaret Murray
Nicole Marie O’Brien
Starry Dalene Taylor
Fordyce
Kaitlyn Elizabeth West
Fort Smith
Edward G. Myers III
Gassville
Hannah Elizabeth Caststeel
Glenwood
Kiley Jane Engel
Greenbrier
Jayme Lee Milligan
Nisa Ann Trenthem
Greenwood
Mandi Williams
Hampton
Tiffany Dawn Lucas
Allen Tramaine Thomas
Hattieville
Valerie Diane Chism
Hazen
Ashley Keathley
Heber Springs
Allison Paige Clark
Stephanie Marie Thompson
Helena-West Helena
Gwendolyn Kay Davis
Holly Renee Dunigan
Avery Warren Holt
Angela W. Rhodenizer
Leslie Anne Webster
Hope
Malloree Butler
Ashton Brooke Eudy
Debra Ann Gunter Garrett
Jade Chandler May
Hot Springs
Susan Hickman Brock
Mary Dalby
Bobby Joe Easterling Jr.
Corey Lee Greene
Honey Rosanna Hull
Jennifer Jones
Maggie Elizabeth Mason
Medea Thomas
Jacksonville
Tacara N. Anderson
Megan Marie Ankney
Michelle Billote
Amanda C. Loudenburg
Lakendra S. Ready
Jonesboro
Sara Bayird
Lark Elizabeth Brimhall
Shea Elizabeth Drummond
Hannah Elizabeth McGinnis
Courtney Welsh
Lake City
Ryan Anderson
Tracy Pearson
Lake Village
Shakeylla Starr Allen
Lamar
Nicole Louise Smolarz
Little Rock
Candice Allums
Jill D. Avery
Nicole Bonecutter
Jannette Marie Brickey
Carol Lynn Brizzolara
Taylor Carmichael
Katherine Elizabeth Carroll
Dees Davis
Natalie Ann Dumont
Uchenna Chidinma Egbosimba
Ann Marie Estes
Stephanie Marie Fraze
Amy E. Funderburk
Raymond Forrest Galloway
Penny Alisa Hardwick
Anne Marie Hiegel
Shannon Diane Hoey
Ashley Herron Jones
Lisa A. Jones
Jason M. Ketcher
Pamela Joy LaBorde
Michelle Kalani Lee
Kelsey Lyle
Veronika G. Macon
Cara J. Meckfessel
Robert G. Middaugh
Amy Lynn Morris
Marian Camille Infante Penix
Adrianne Rhea Phillips
Megan Marie Porto
Callie Reynolds
Stephanie M. Rogers
Samantha Jean Rose
Krystal M. Royster
Bushra Basel Salamah
Rebecca P. Sartini
Rebecca Bachelor Shook
Alexandria Smith
Eatharon Caleb Taylor
Ebony Sade Thompson
Tamara Nichelle Valley
Catherine Vanlandingham
Chloe Ward
Molly Weaver
Dennis Mark Weaver Jr.
Anne Jones Williams
Patre D. Williams
Sarah Ruth Wood
Lonoke
Amanda Michele Parkinson
Mabelvale
Casey Elizabeth Butler
Magnolia
Lora Melissa Stamps
Jonathan Chad Thompson
Malvern
Ebony Nicole Morgan
William Fred Spears
Mammoth Spring
Sierra Leigh Smoot
Marion
Zackary D. Coco
Marshall
Mary Elizabeth Haltom
Kimber Nicole Jensen
Marvell
Emma Schaffhauser
Maumelle
Allison Marie Curtis
Dahlia Dannetta Distin
Ryan Timothy Esparza
Georgia Johnston
Lizzie Wertz
Mayflower
Allison Marie Cockerham
Melbourne
Chelsea Vines
Mellwood
Ryan Daniel Holt
Morrilton
Jessi Caroline Lefler Hoelzeman
Sarah Magie Koch
Emily Murphy
Justin Noland
Mountain Home
Amy Beth Hodges
Jessica S. Holowell
Karla Jean Rainwater
Mountain View
Sheri Nicole Davis
Nashville
Sara Mae Sunderman
Hannah E. Williams
Newport
Carolyn Flowers Mathis
Norphlet
Valerie Amanda White
North Little Rock
Anthony J. Brothers
Destiny Yvonne Frazier
McKinsey Jones
Tana Graham Jones
Michelle Lynn Kennedy
Hannah Loyd
Heather Moseby
Angel Shearins
Paragould
Lisa Jones
Andrew F. Landrum
Brandi Lynn Mays
Amanda Mears
Pearcy
Stacy Lee Reynolds
Perry
Rebecca A. Hawkins
Perryville
Tiffany Martin
Pocahontas
Hannah Cagle
Brian D. Perry
Megan Walls
Prescott
Kelly Harris
Marisa Northcross
Ravenden
Kathleene Michelle Jones
Rogers
Samantha Claire Bolton
Colby Danielle Hines
Roland
Emma Leigh Rhoads
Rorie
Sarah M. Eaton
Russellville
Janine Bess Randles
Abigail J. Scott
Searcy
Courtney Michelle Carden
Lisa Marie Perry
Sheridan
Jessica Danielle Austin
Belinda Bryant
Betsy Anne Wieland
Sherwood
Erin Michelle Caldwell
Brenda R. Green
Emalee Elaine Huffstutlar
Dawn Marie Hurt
Chanelle McCaster
Susan J. Smithwick
Whitney Janiece Tappan
Brittney Turner
Jillian Denae Wilson
Shirley
Michelle Burgess
Springdale
Matthew J. Burrous
Springfield
Hannah Maria Rehm-Voegele
Star City
April Glasscock
Texarkana
Cynthia Diane Thompson
Taylor Brooke Youngblood
Vilonia
Kelli Diane Groves
Teresa Lynn Merritt
Waldo
Susan Hanson
Waldron
Billie Jo Nelson
Walnut Ridge
April Dean
Cheri Michelle Walker
Ward
Martha J. Alford
Stacey Riddle
Judy Kay Staley
Warren
Rachel Leann Watkins
White Hall
Monica L. Alexander
Johnnie Marie Kelsey
Kayla Leigh Walters
Wickes
Shelby Bagley
Wilburn
Haley E. Haile
Wynne
Terri Necole Pinkney-Moody
Alison Hobson Shepherd
Yellville
Renee Chambers
OUT OF STATE
Anchorage, Alaska
Jonathan Donald Sacks
Ojai, California
Laila Olaes Litonjua
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Benjamin Samuel Woodson-Kenon
Dubois County, Indiana
Morgan Ann Storey
Springfield, Illinois
Kelsey M. Druhot
Wichita, Kansas
Jessica Rose Yammine
Shreveport, Louisiana
LaTangela Devonte’ Foreman
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Kellie Ann Bishop
Kennett, Missouri
Mona Wirebaugh
Lee’s Summit, Missouri
Lindsay Nicole Bobbitt
Ada, Ohio
Kyle Robert Elliott
Edmond, Oklahoma
Shayna S. Perry
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Talara Kay Taylor
Tipton, Oklahoma
Katrena Lynn Wilson
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Amanda Elizabeth Hamilton
Elizabeth Michelle McClelland
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Susan R. Saunders
New Boston, Texas
Melanie Shaun Graham
Plano, Texas
Kevin C. Reese
Queen City, Texas
Jessica Molette Upchurch
Texarkana, Texas
Grant Adams
Tanya Lynn Austin
Milinda Anne Kelley
Amy Leanna Matthews
Melissa Elizabeth Moore Redfearn
Wake Village, Texas
Mylene Tayag Crouthamel
Winchester, Virginia
Haleigh Renee Murphy
Christiansted, St.Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
A’isha Benita Rivera
UAMS College of Pharmacy
The following graduates received their Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.
Alma
Tessa Lynn Wiley
Bald Knob
Leslie Danielle Moore
Batesville
Kirbi Chase McMullin
Alyssa Michelle Stott
Beebe
Brett James Bailey
Hannah Grace Kloss
Mattie Ann Scott
Bella Vista
Kyle Channing Conner
Diedra Dourth
Kimberly Ann McCandlis
Benton
Jade Nicole Webb
Bentonville
Mallory Skye Jones
Brian Hartman
Bismarck
Luke Christopher Morrison
Bradford
Michael Ray Bryant Jr.
Brinkley
Zhou Wu Ni
Cabot
Cassandra Michele Baggett
Meagan Nicole Rivera
Christina Summer Watkins
Camden
Heather Michele Russell
Conway
Kaitlin Ann Bates
Jordan O’Ryan Bryant
Eric Paul Hamilton
Ammon Dartanion Martin
Jenna Bailey Matthews
Bradley Kyle Thomas
De Queen
Haylee Delynn Bergquist
El Dorado
Phillip Moore
Eureka Springs
Kathleen Hamblin
Fayetteville
Jessica Potter Anderson
Luke Schilling
Claire Eileen Vines
Foreman
David Jeremiah Foster
Fort Smith
Brady Webb Lewis
Jennifer Ngoc Nguyen
Justin Michael Post
Gentry
Vanessa Leigh Owl
Greenbrier
Ashley Nichole Ellis
Harrisburg
Meagan Ashtin Davis
Heber Springs
Julia New
Hot Springs
Catherine Alexandria Hughes
Michelle Park Kim
Rose Elizabeth Ruth Pennick
Jordan Rowe
Amy Swearingen
Michael John Whitman II
Jacksonville
Alicia Grace Sutterfield
Jonesboro
Whitney Danielle Collins
Eric Scott Escue
Little Rock
Whitney Woodward Campbell
Jamie Coonce
Kevin Fowler
Benjamin L. Jarvis
Drew Bradley Jensen
Caroline Kendrick Mallory
Jennifer Michelle McDowell
Maria Christine Moutos
Malvern
Amanda Brook Draper
Justin Clark Jones
Cady Leigh Stone
Marvell
Phillip Lee Davison
Maumelle
LeeAnna Nicole Graham
Sara Kristin Schneider
Mount Holly
Elizabeth Bates
Mountain Home
Brandi LeAnn Bowers
Brandy Nicole Cooper
North Little Rock
Erica Jayne Cisler
Ozark
Josh Felton Maloney
Piggott
Sierra Elizabeth Burris
Rector
Holly L. Rowton
Rogers
Matthew Heisserer
Arturo Torres
Russellville
Jessica Rose Enderlin
Cora Leigh Housley
Brooklyn Ann Pruett
Morgan Newton Ramey
Courtney Jo Walker
Salem
Rachel Emalee Sommerfeldt
Sherwood
Mandy Nicole Dedmon
Siloam Springs
Megan Christine Phillips
Springdale
Lindsey Leigh Alvarez
Grant Thomas Florer
Stuttgart
Kristen Glover Belew
Casey William Jones II
Texarkana
Victoria Lynn DeGroot
Karena Nicole Smith
Vilonia
Kyla Renee McCain
Carley Jean Wooley
Warren
Jodie Reynolds
Whitton
Daniel Wright
Wynne
Chintan Patel
OUT OF STATE
Huntsville, Alabama
Tamela Elizabeth McGraw
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Taylor James Davis
Bastrop, Louisiana
Haleigh Winnon Hatley
Houma, Louisiana
Misty Rae Blanchard
Shreveport, Louisiana
Olivia Victoria Parsons Turansky
Ballwin, Missouri
Catherine Elizabeth Renna
Springfield, Missouri
Micah Sukany
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nick Bettinger
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Joseph A. Warren
Collierville, Tennessee
Christopher William Spencer
Allen, Texas
Abigail Aleta Agatep
Avery, Texas
John Casey Thornsberry
Denton, Texas
Tyler Wade Simon
Tanner Wayne Simon
Linden, Texas
Brant D. Roberts
Longview, Texas
Ashley Wade
San Antonio, Texas
Joseph Zavala
Texarkana, Texas
Garreth Glen Russell
UAMS College of Health Professions
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Associate of Science in Emergency Medical Sciences
Matthew James Barker — Lubbock, Texas
April Elizabeth Harwood — Arlington Heights, Illinois
John Tackett — North Little Rock
Associate of Science in Health Information Technology
Julia M. Agnew — Little Rock
Aprill Punio Aguila — Batanga, Philippines
Mollie Devereaux — Kennett , Missouri
Saori K. Dunavant — Little Rock
Regina Eruagbere — North Little Rock
Daniel Wade Gonzalez — Nederland , Texas
Kristen Lanier — West Memphis
Lona D. Meadows — Little Rock
Christina Morden — North Little Rock
Angela O’Neal — Dermott
Jennifer Scott — Freehold, New Jersey
Aaron Ray Thomas — Conway
Associate of Science in Medical Radiography
Shannon Shavon Amato — Little Rock
Cary L. Belote — Jacksonville
Zachary Michael Brewer — Benton
Kelli Marie Brown — Baytown, Texas
Joshua James Cooper — Benton
Meghan A. Cordell — Russellville
Kevin Craig Elliott — Russellville
Trang Que Gip — Little Rock
Lauren Amanda Graham — Rogers
Asya Lee Griffin — Toledo, Ohio
Brett Hogan — Little Rock
Michele L. Jackson — Wrightsville
Kaleb M. Jobe — Little Rock
Jonathan R. Labitad — Watts, Oklahoma
Demetrius Petties — Little Rock
Lakin Marie Ramirez — Huntsville
April Ray — Sherwood
David Gregory Rector — Monroe, Louisiana
Bailey Jo Rhodes — Cabot
Kalie Elizabeth Riegel — South Boston, Virgina
Kaki Rae Tapley — Little Rock
Kyndrierra Tatum — Stamps
Stephanie Via — North Little Rock
Carlos Weaver — Des Arc
Adrienne White — Little Rock
Associate of Science in Surgical Technology
Julien M. Battle — Little Rock
Stormie Melayne Berry — Texarkana, Texas
Kathryn Davis — North Little Rock
Justin T. Dorrough — Little Rock
Ramona Michelle Nicole Grady — Pine Bluff
Kimberly Nicole Harrison — Benton
Meagan L. Scott — Sherwood
Bailee Seelinger — Bryant
Kaylee Joyce Wilson — Benton
Jana Young — Little Rock
Bachelor of Science in Cardio Respiratory Care
Chelsea Lucille Benson — Marianna
James Aaron Brinkley — Texarkana, Texas
Tashina Nycole Gentry — Camden
Caleb Michael Joe Granbery — New Boston , Texas
Haley Madison Greenwood — Sherwood
Zachery Ryan Jackson — Dardanelle
Maria Cristal Lipsey — De Queen
Samantha Nicole Martin — Hot Springs
Heather Rheann Pree — Texarkana, Texas
Blakely Hunter Sziszak — Conway
Bachelor of Science in Cytotechnology
Bree Ann Huff — Parsons, Kansas
Ashley Graham Moreland — Elm Grove, Louisiana
Jennifer Paul — Little Rock
Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
Kaylee Nicole Ables — Melbourne
Hayley Elizabeth Anderson — Lonoke
Sarah Anderson — Frankfort, Kentucky
Haley Baird — Texarkana
Brittany K. Barber — Omaha, Nebraska
Ashley Kaylee Beaird — Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Katherine Grace Benfer — Dardanelle
Alyssa Marie Benjamin — Atkins
Melissa Billips — White Hall
LaStacia Cheri’ Bradley — Searcy
Kristen Noell Bright — Amity
Katherine L. Brown — Conway
Charity Alexandria Buchanan — Maumelle
Sara Buratowski — North Little Rock
Madison Elizabeth Byford — Bentonville
Raeanna Mack Cordell — Anchorage, Alaska
Samantha Taylor Counce — Gillett
Brooke Elizabeth Crawford — Searcy
Lacey Nicole Drewry — Harrison
Rebecca Shea Dycus — England
Kristi Brooke Flesher — Cabot
Kelsey Harrell — Cabot
Lauren Ashleigh Hartsfield — Normal, Illinois
Katie Michelle Johnson — Pine Bluff
Kristen Haley Johnson — Pine Bluff
Blythe Halyn Joyner — Conway
Ashley Dawn Perkins — Bryant
Hope Elizabeth Reed — Conway
Mollie Claire Reynolds — Jonesboro
Tyler Layton Rivers — Conway
Kathryn Elizabeth Sanders — Mountain View
Elliott Lisa Scarbrough — Searcy
Haley Slusser — Black Rock
Kaitlyn Marie Williams — Hot Springs
Kaitey Lynn Willingham — Mountain Home
Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Beth Qualls Anderson — Jackson, Tennessee
Ty Tiffini Beyerlein — Little Rock
Robert Gregory Brown — Taipei, Taiwan
Lynley Shá Crowell — Searcy
Baylee Camille Currie — De Witt
Robert Paul Francis Doran — Benton
Calvin D. Duncan — Memphis, Tennessee
Jeanine Puanani McClain — Chandler, Arizona
Gamaliel Reyes — Hot Springs
Reilly Shields — Little Rock
Nicole K. Wilkinson — Kansas City, Missouri
TaShayla Lynette Withers — Little Rock
Morgan Alexandra Wren — Minden, Louisiana
Bachelor of Science in Emergency Medical Sciences
Mark A. Wilcox — Texarkana, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Sciences
Anthony Robert Baka — Little Rock
Jennifer Ellen Ball — Washington, D.C.
Alyssa Katherine Blair — Branson, Missouri
Jed Currey — Sidney, Montana
Kandis Megan Elder — Texarkana, Texas
Rachel Dawn Forbes — Fort Smith
Jasmine Nicole Jackson — Little Rock
Jesus Jacobs — San Diego, California
Jacob Ryan Jeffers — Monroe, Louisiana
Emily Rachael Kirkland — Conway
Ariel Michelle Lowery — El Dorado
Chaquita Nicole Maddox — Camden
Courtney C. McMahan — Newport, Tennessee
Edward J. McVoy III — El Dorado
Amy Elizabeth Mills — Texarkana, Texas
Erin Kenzie Moore — Kansas City, Missouri
Hailey Ann Mortenson — Granada Hills, California
Riley Ann Newby — Conway
Jordan Lee Oliver — Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri
Sarah Letisha Pemberton — Yuma, Arizona
Sharon Kay Perryman — Little Rock
Kayla Louise Quertermous — Washington, Missouri
Meredith Rice — Pine Bluff
Bianka W. Rios — Fayetteville
Elizabeth Coy Smith — Norman
BreAnna Nicole Smith — Pottsville
Owen W. Stephens — Little Rock
Alicia Dawn Turner — Clarksville
Kyle Anton Vallely — Dearborn, Michigan
Tia Rianan Vaughn — Norman, Oklahoma
Kelly Nicole Virbel — Placerville, California
Charli Lynn Wagner — Fort Smith
Felicia Renee Walker — Hartford, Connecticut
Chelsea Alisa Washington — Little Rock
Estella C. Watson — Moorhead, Mississippi
Victoria Carol Wilkins — Corpus Christi, Texas
Hua Yan — Longyou, China
Toubee Yang — Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences
Karon Leigh Carmony — Magnolia
Jaime Daniel Castro — New Orleans, Louisiana
Whitney Cheyenne Cluck — Alma
Scarlett Donnelly — Warren
Maegan Callie Fisher — Charleston
Dylan Harrison — West Fork
Hatal Mahendra Jeram — Fayetteville
Summer Khairi — Little Rock
Haley Christine Lawrence — Joplin, Missouri
David Wesley Leake — Texarkana, Texas
Jessica Maynard — Longview, Texas
Kayleigh Podgornik — Fort Smith
Katie Elizabeth Reine — LaPlace, Louisiana
Fabian Zsade’ Simmons — Monroe, Louisiana
Ericsan Vongphakdy — Waldron
Ashley Kay White — Lonoke
Bachelor of Science in Ophthalmic Medical Technology
Anderson Leigh Brock — Martin, Tennessee
Adrienne Kameka Brown — Sherwood
Lauren Pipkin — Dover
Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Imaging Sciences
Taylor Caitlin Brooks — Little Rock
Rylee Suzanne Burk — Hot Springs
Jonathan Boyd Chancellor — Fayetteville
Nicole Marie Cody — Springdale
Katelyn Marie Corcoran — Bentonville
Holly Brooke Dingledine — Elkins
Lindsey Ellen Elliott-Skinner — Arlington, Texas
Destarta B. Flack — Bryant
Dedra Janell Goforth — Garland, Texas
Katherine Lynn Graham — San Antonio, Texas
Amy Lynn Jetton — Fort Smith
Halie Renee Keltner — Little Rock
Kasey L. Kling — Monticello
Kristina C. Lowrey — Hot Springs
Marvin Ray Powell Jr. — Bryant
Dustin Thomas Pruitt — Morrilton
Zachary Rolfe Robertson — Texarkana, Texas
Priscilla Rounds — Memphis, Tennessee
Ashley Briann Sharp — Searcy
Brooke Thomas — El Dorado
Hollie Kaye Thyfault — Tulsa, Oklahoma
Rocio Vargas — Springdale
Chantal Starr Womack — Harrison
Semhar Zighe — Asmara, Eritrea
Certificate in Emergency Medical Sciences
Lakyn Georgette Chong — Greenbrier
Cody Carson Henley — Mount Vernon
Frankie Harold Vanderhoof — Little Rock
Doctor of Audiology
Danielle Henry — Benton
Shannon Nicole Lieblong — Cabot
Heather Lynne Martin — Bryant
Sommer Elizabeth Richesin — Jackson, Mississippi
Lauren Nicole Schlagenhauf — Hickory, North Carolina
Justin Scott Tesh — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Brittany Bailey Tuscan — Jonesboro
Master of Imaging Sciences Nuclear Medicine Advanced Associate
Douglas A. Garner — Little Rock
Master of Imaging Sciences Radiologist Assistant
Cody Martin Pledger — Little Rock
Marisa Rae Shaloski — Perryville
Master of Physician Assistant Studies
Brittany R. Ayers — Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Blake Davis — Van Wert, Ohio
Neysa S. Ellis — Hot Springs
Kyndle Wray Faulkner — Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Kellie Lyn Flaherty — Texarkana
Bailey Gomer — Grand Meadow, Minnesota
Daniel R. Green — Maumelle
Grayson Steedman Halladay — Allen, Texas
Chelsea Renea Hancock — Van Buren
Lance Kennedy Harris — Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Alexandra Nicole Huett — Rogers
Teryn Laseter — Russellville
Lachan Elizabeth Layton — North Little Rock
Rachael W. Maina — Searcy
Ashley Elizabeth Martindale — Benton
Ebony Sheng Yang Montgomery — Lamar
Lacey Lynn Nobles — Sheridan
Shelby Marie Chamness Schaff — Greenwood
Sharonda Smarjesse — White Hall
Aaron Thomas Smith — Hope
Kelleigh DeeAnn Sprott — Springdale
Keli Thomason — Arkadelphia
Kristen Leigh Wagner — Oak Harbor, Ohio
Taylor Morgan Wesley — Alma, Missouri
Farryl Marie Wilburn — Hope
Brittany LeAnn Wilkerson — Little Rock
Brock Wrinkles — Jonesboro
Hannah Yrastorza — Lakeland, Florida
Jessica Eileen Zerbe — San Francisco, California
Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Ghaida Alabdulgader — Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia
Wesley James Baltimore — Jacksonville
Loni Michelle Berbaum — Tolono, Illinois
BriAnna Jenise Branson — De Queen
Julie Anderson Charles — Little Rock
Katie DeCavitch — Cabot
Kelci Elizabeth Driggers — Hot Springs
Mary Kate Fortson — Little Rock
Sara Howard — Little Rock
Quinton DeLeon Jones — Little Rock
Virginia Haviland Lee — Sherwood
Caitlin Renee McAfee — Rogers
Jamie Marie Murrell — Benton
Catherine Hope Myers — Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Kayla Marie Newton — North Little Rock
Precious Lacrisa Danielle Palmer — Little Rock
Erica D. Reddell — Hasty
Crystal Rodgers — Hot Springs
Johanna Ruth Upson — Little Rock
Natalie Welchman — Little Rock
Master of Science in Genetic Counseling
Shelby L. Brown — Reno, Nevada
Courtney Michelle Cook — Effingham, Illinois
Jacqueline Marie Isaac — Canada
Hyelim Lee Kim — Blue Springs, Missouri
Shogher Nalbandian — Los Angeles, California
J. Sherrell Reaves — Jackson, Tennessee
Taylor Carolyn Warner — Lenexa, Kansas
Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Auditory Based Intervention
Sara Howard — Little Rock
Precious Lacrisa Danielle Palmer — Little Rock
Johanna Ruth Upson — Little Rock
Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Dietetics and Nutrition
Sarah Kathryn Cloeter — Albuquerque, New Mexico
Joanna LaMae Daughety — Bell Fourche, South Dakota
Peyton Leigh Flinchum — Burlington, North Carolina
Brooke D. Grubb — Jackson, Missouri
Alexandra Crenshaw Henson — Fort Smith
Jordan DeWayne Howard — Bearden
Anna Junkans — Little Rock
Morgan Michelle McKinney — Dallas, Texas
Alana Esther Schipper — Jackson, Mississippi
Casandra Stidham — Salem, Indiana
Morgan Elizabeth Turner — Pine Bluff
Connelly Leighton Weeks — Little Rock
Alexander Marie Wilmoth — Monticello
Joy Works — Fayetteville
UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Doctor of Public Health
Austin Porter, III — Little Rock
Master of Health Administration
Christa Jeannette Campo — Little Rock
Elizabeth Sarah Cohen — Little Rock
Margaret Downs — Eureka Springs
Kevin E. Keen — Fayetteville
Christopher D. Meyer — Ada , Oklahoma
Rizan Mohsin — Little Rock
Jeanne Elyse Rabalais — Boyce, Louisiana
Jennifer M. Rable — Norman , Oklahoma
Keaton Ramaker — Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Carlos Sepulveda — Memphis, Tennessee
Sarah Grace Spinks — Little Rock
Noel C. Uzick Jr. — Hot Springs
Master of Public Health
Lisa Michelle Alley — Sherwood
Charles T. Bedell — Monrovia, Liberia
Joeline Margaret Brown — Norman, Oklahoma
Cody Burnett — Benton
LaTonya Bynum — Hot Springs
Ashley Nicole Clark — St. Louis, Missouri
Andrew Richard Cox — Pocahontas
Brian Scott Delavan — Maumelle
Leanna Marie Delhey — Dexter, Michigan
Kathleen Elizabeth Fletcher — North Little Rock
Breanna Nichole Harris — Kensett
LaQuisha Renee Hervey — North Little Rock
Stephen Bolton Kirchner — Little Rock
LaKaija Jaleesa Johnson — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Katherine Jessica Leath — Mountain View
Tezel Anya Lightbourne — Nassau, The Bahamas
Elena Magráns — Clarksville, Tennessee
Molly Gayle Miller — Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Patricia Lynn Minor — Smackover
Yusuf Syaeful Nawawi — Klaten, Indonesia
Antoinette Nicole Newburn — Little Rock
Racheal Odom — Bauxite
Kripaben Patel — Little Rock
Alicia Lynn Phillips — Hoxie
Danele Annist’ Poole — Gulfport, Mississippi
Debra Leshun Randolph — Little Rock
Rebecca M. Scissors — Little Rock
Asa West Shnaekel — Malvern
Nell McGinnis Smith — Little Rock
John Emeka Ukadike — Little Rock
Tamier L. Wells — Blytheville
Shaquina Danielle White — Jacksonville
Catherine Sue Williams — Little Rock
Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Public Health
Donita R. Fells — Chicago, Illinois
Christina Hopson-Allen — Gurdon
Karis J Strevig — El Dorado
UAMS Graduate School
The following graduates are listed by degree program.
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Rosa Abbott — Brownsville, Texas
Lauren A. Bailey — Bentonville
Julie Kirkland Beard — Stuttgart
April Christine Lynn Bostian — Springdale
Shubeena Chib — New Delhi, India
Jaclyn Rochelle Daniels — Little Rock
Stasia Marie D’Onofrio — Bryant
Sarah Diane Eddy — Bigelow
Kerry Lauren Evans — Little Rock
Danielle Erika Fortune — Queens, New York
Brenda Marie Gannon — Saint Peters, Missouri
Jessica Helene Hartman — Conway
Emily Ruth Holthoff — Morrilton
Amy C. Huett — Conway
Archana Kamalakar — Redmond, Washington
Tonisha Evette Kearney-Ramos — Providence, Rhode Island
Ara Kim — Busan, South Korea
Lee Ann King — Little Rock
Rajshekhar A. Kore — Belgaum, India
Yicong Li — Chengdu, China
Benjamin Jacob Lieblong — Little Rock
Allister John Loughran — Melbourne, Australia
Brennon R. Luster — Little Rock
Anna Mazur — Warsaw, Poland
Sarah Beth Mulkey — Boca Raton, Florida
Rebecca Bollen Parnell — El Dorado
Anisha Rathi — Little Rock
Bobbie Shirlonda Rhodes-Clark — Augusta
Daniel Robert Sappington — Ashland, Missouri
Jeffrey Mark Sifford — Jonesboro
Cemeka C. Agugbuem Smith — Little Rock
Patricia L. Smith — Searcy
Anup K. Srivastava — India
James Scott Steele — Jonesboro
Emmanuel Dontrell Williams — Fort Worth, Texas
Jai Yadlapalli — Somerse, New Jersey
Master of Science
Shebli Atrash — Swaida, Syria
Danielle Bauerlein — Santa Clarita, California
LaShaunda Briggs — Mineral Springs
Natalie Anne Cannon — Minden, Louisiana
Lindsey Dickson — Wichita, Kansas
Dominick Harrison — Bear, Delaware
Tiffany Hubrel — Texarkana
Amy Jones — Little Rock
Jazmin Briana Martin — Little Rock
Sarah Elizabeth McClafferty — Little Rock
Margaret Page — England
Andrew Prince — Paragould
Garrett Robert Sheumaker — Lakeland, Florida
Amanda L. Tennyson — Jonesboro
Upsana Tiwari — Meerut, India
Certificate in Biomedical Sciences
Morgan Jane Woodward — Conway
Certificate in Clinical and Translational Sciences
Natalia Cristina Colorado, M.D. — Austin, Texas
Thomas Lee — Little Rock
Angela Lea Scott — Little Rock
Jeanne Velasco — El Paso, Texas
Misty L Virmani, M.D. — Mount Pleasant, Texas
Certificate in Regulatory Science
Venu Gopal Bairi — Little Rock
Maria Castro — Little Rock
Felisha Deshell Crosby — Eudora
Stefanie Christina Fleck — Germany
Jinshan Jin — China
Fang Liu — Little Rock
Marco Orru — Italy
Yasser M Sanad — Little Rock
Jennifer L. Walters — Little Rock
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,275 students, 890 medical residents and fellows, and five dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 12,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.
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